Travel Blogs from Shanghai Day 2, China

World Cruise 2007
Monday, March 5
Shanghai, China
We arrived in Shanghai last night. The pier is not glamourous, but we have a great view of the city from the ship. Here's the view from our balcony:
Unusual for a port, we have to ...

... like without fear of retribution. All very interesting. Tomorrow we will take a short tour of Shanghai before we leave in the evening for a day at sea and then a day in Xiamen. We were supposed to meet with some college students there, but ...

... one of our very few morning "lie-ins" as our flight wasn't until just after lunch and it was much appreciated. On arrival in Shanghai we were greeted by Grace who managed to tell us all about Sanghai for literally the hole of the bus journey from ...

... for the highlight of the day as far as I was concerned which was a ride on the fastest train on the planet! The Shanghai MagLev (Magnetic Levitation) is the world's fastest train in regular commercial service and has a top speed of this train is ...